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Knotts is fine. Don't let these people sway you. Buena Park isn't the nicest place, it used to be pretty bad, but it's whatever now.

And yes, Knotts DOES have thrill rides. I would say probably about 5 REALLY thrilling (6 flag style ones) and the rest are thrilling, but not 6 flags level.

Beaches - The best ones in the area are Laguna, Newport, Huntington, or Seal. If you guys plan on surfing at all, Seal is the best for that. Laguna/Newport are more "lounge" beaches, pretty chill.....especially Laguna which is really pretty with all the cliffs and stuff.

If you want beach action, go to Huntington. It has the most stuff going on. There's Main street which has tons of shops and restaurants (Freds is good for a margarita/beach/chill type of lunch. It's upstairs and if you sit outside you overlook the water and stuff).

As far as restaurants - like someone else said, definitely eat at The Chicken Restaurant (I think that's actually what it's called) which is right outside of Knotts. It's really home made style food - chicken, mashed potatoes, pie, etc. REALLY good!

Another good place to eat is Ruby's, which is on the end of the pier in Huntington. I don't know if they have those in Vegas, but it's a 50's diner type of place.

I know a REALLY good Italian restaurant in Newport which overlooks the harbor, but it's expensive and since you mentioned being on a budget.....

But anyway, I can recommened 100000 places since I live here. If you give me more specifics on what type of food and stuff you're looking for I can suggest more places if you want.

And oh yeah - don't stay in Buena Park. Like I said, it's not HORRIBLE, but yuck. Stay closer to the beach.

Hmmm, yeah I just mapquested it and it is almost exactly the same distance.

I mean, it's hard to say. It depends what type of theme park/activities you're more interested in. I would check out the individual sites to get the exact specifics on the rides and see what interests you more.

I would say 6 flags has the better rides for sure, but Knott's rides aren't too shabby.

If you do 6 flags you will have to go to the LA beaches. Knotts = OC beaches. Im probably biased because I was born and raised in OC, but I think the OC beaches are far better. I don't know, you just get that "laid beack beach vibe" from the OC ones. LA ones seem very dirty and touristy to me.

But like I said, it depends on which activity you want to place more "importance" on.....the park, or the beach.

While it's the same distance from Vegas to each park, keep in mind Knotts is a lot closer to the beach than is 6 flags. From 6 flags to the closest beach (Santa Monica) it's about 40 minutes.

Hard to say, just depends.